Addressing-machine.



G. J EVANS.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT-24,1915.

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Patented July 9, 1918..

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ATTORNEYS.

G! J. EVANS.

ADDRESSQNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION nuzo SEPT-24,1915.

PatentedJulyQJQlS.

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the same. Uponthe front part 3 GUY J. EVALIS, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Application filed September 24 1915. Serial No. 52,342

To all whom it may concern: 3

Be it known that I, GUY J'. EVANS a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and. useful Improvements in Addressing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. The object of this invention is to produce an improved addressing machinewhich is more particularly designed for printingaddresses on envelope, letters and the like. by pressing ink through a stencil while the latter is. appli d to the article to be addressed and which contains means whereby the article to be addressed is lifted relatively to the stencil so as to avoid undue deflection of the latter while producing an impression of the same on the article, which also contains improved means for'supplying the impression roller with ink and distributing the ink uniformly over the same and which also contains simple and eflicient means for automatically discharging the articles from the printing position afterthe same have been addressed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view 'of an addressing machine embodying my improvements. Fig.

I s 2 is an end elevation of the same. Flg. 3 isa bottom plan view of the machine. Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse section of, the machine taken on line. H, Fig.1. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on line 55, Fig. 2. Figs. (Sand 7 are vertical longitudinal sections taken on the "correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. v41. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of parts of the means for operating the impression roller and the means for supplyin ink to the same. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vertical transverse section corresponding to Fig. 4, showing a different position of the parts. vFig. 10 is a fragmentary top plan View of a part of the mechanism whereby the article after being addressed is automatically the printing position. -Fig. 11 is a fragmentary section taken in line 11-11, Fig. 1.

Similar. characters of reference indicate' correspondingparts throughout the several U views. l

The main frameof the machine may be of any suitable construction and preferably comprises a horizontalitable 1 which is pro- I vided with suitable legs 2 for supporting of the table ed on the table at the VVhile this feeding -10 resting on the stack lowermost one to be. pressed against the lower flanges of the rails.

discharged from;

the operator places the envelop or letter head d or the like preparatory to producingran impression of a stencil 5 thereon. The stencils whereby these addresses are produced preferably compr se thin panels of strong the address perforations Y material having and frames of thicker material upon each of which the edges of one of the'stencil panels is mounted. A stack of such stencils is referably arranged in a inagazineflG mounted on the upper side ofthe table at the right. hand side of the machine and having an open top to permit of introducing a pile or stack of stencils into the same and also provided with an open lower end at which'the stencils are fed horizontally, one at a time from the underside of the stack in the magazine to the printin position. Below opposite longitudinal e ges of the stencil magazine are arranged two longltudinal guide ralls 7 7 which direct the stenc ls from the discharge the same into machine. These rails are constructed in the form of channels which have theirv concave sides facing each other. The means for feeding the stencils successively from the niaga- I zine to the printing position and to the re, ceptaele preferably comprises a feeding plate magazine to the printing position and then a rec ptacle S mount left hand side of the 9 which is equal in thickness to the stencil frames and is guided at its opposite long1- tudinal edges in the channels of the rails.

I plate is shifted toward the right from underneath the magazine the a ,weight of the stack of stencils inthe same together with the weight of the follower of stencils causes the the rear cdge'of the stencilwhich has just,

been fed off clears the bottom of the stack at the end of the forward. 7 plate; As each stencll moves forwardly 1n the railsthe same, by engaging its front edge stroke of this, i

with the rear edge of the preceding sten cil causes thelatter to be also advanced and shifted successively to, the printing position and to receptacle same is this movement of the 4 stencils being. eflected means. of a'yoke which comprises'a horistep by step with an interval or rest betweenwzontal lower bar 21 arranged lengthwise of successive steps. a

As each stencil is arranged over an envelop or other article at the printing ,posi tion an impression of the same is produced which preferably comprises a flexible or elastic printing or impression roller 11' whichis adaptedto receive a coating of ink on its periphery so that upon pressing this roller; downwardly with. its inked surface pon. t p fqmted panel o h si m l t inki'on this roller willgfbe pressed through eip rfqr t p t s i a HPQ the article underneath the same 'and thus p d icea address t eo is impres io r ller. is u d o carriageiwhiclr is movable backand gtorth" in direction v transversely of the machine. froma position over ,the stencil which is th .p in in ir jsi n to a p n in r a thereof; gfl Whil'ein its rearward or inopera- ,tive posi-tiomthe impression roller ,is sup:

ing orin pression roller is moved while the same is not inengagementwith the stencil,

r for theupurpose of aiding in distributing thejv ink:over the surface of the impression .1 roller'..' The carriage which supports the impr ssion roller comprises two side bars the rear. Parts :1 r'h frhi h are e ar m sach-Q herW s spfr nt M1 1 1, t reof a e. o ght l se (t he d .s

ed ins mess? o m d i the. ha l 6hr.

v meansoffbolt's 17 orjtlie like passing' horiatally. ro h, t is h n l and t e ,i t parts of thejsidebars. Near the rear ends of' the separated,rearparts of .the side bars the s ame areflprovidedwith two depending.

the maehine between -the underside of the,

. vertically on opposite sides of the rear part on the'glattemby means, pi a printing device;

of;the2=.table-,:and the inking plate and con- 1 nected at their lower ends with-the lower bar 2l 'while their upper ends are connected 5 with the outer sides of the carriage side .bars and a horizontal top bar 23connect1ng the upper ends of the side pieces22; as best shown in Figs. 1, l, 6 and 8. As the car-- lower'bar. 21 moves backand forth and engages with the'underside of the inking riagemoves backwardly and fo'rwardlyEthel v plate at the endiof the forward movement'of fulcrum for. the carriage wherebythe im zpression roller may be firmly "pressed, down wa'rdlyj against the} stencil and' the article 1 to'be addressed by applyinga moderate downward pressure upon theca-rriage han dle 16; In;;order, to limit the extent of the downward movement .of, thishandle and therebyregulateasflwellas render uniform Q the addressiwhich is printed by thejroller 11,fav stop device is provided which preferably-consists of a stop foot245 projecting downwardly from the carriage handle and adapted to engage with-its lowerjend against the upper sideof the tablewhen' the ini: pression roller is depressed inits foremost' 'f position. I

Vanous means may be employed for sup;

plying the: impression. roller withiink from time to time, thepreferred means for this purpose which areshown in the drawings 1 being- "constructed as 'followsz 1. gggfifi 1 two ink distributing hangers .1 8,"1;-8 the lowergends'of which arefl drawn vertically tl1rougl1 the axis of the p 'pv di d w h h ari ning i ch are journaled the opposite ends ofthe shaft 20Qof the impressioniroller so" that the, axis; of the latter horizontal ,and parallel with the direction, ofgmoven ent of the stencils i from the magazine to thewprinting position d t ir pfi lsv The inkdistributing plate is arranged on. the same-ylevel or substantially so .as the ide r s ndd fi g t re p r ofthe forwardand backward movement "of theimpression,roller the same issupported by and runs in contact with this plate; but inQ the forem ost position ofthis roller the f moved beyond the ink distributing plat andover thestencil which at this time is at the printing position, flwhile was" rearmost position of this roller the same is supported ripen the ink distributing plate irifigei s ferward a d; ub kir d m ement the printing. carriage is guided bylatter; Thesevdistribiitingrollers are mov- .rollers -engaging with the upper; side of th ef im pres sion rolleron opposite sides of a line ablyunounted on thedcarria'ge by engaging the opposite ;ends of their shafts 26 with bearing notchespor slots 27 formed in" the i hangers '18, 18- and .opening upwardly so that the shafts ;of these distributing rollers may freely introduced into these bearing slots or removed therefronr when-it is de-f siredlto assemble or paratus for cleaning, in'spection and repairs. The upper sides "ofjbothL-ink distributing rollers. are engaged, by

Thissupply roller is journaled rest normally upon-the" rear part t me cardismember the ap v w an :inksupply or" delivery roller '28 resting loosely between 'the s'ame. i on' the forked head 29 'of a handle '30 which latter projects forwardly and is aclap cdflto' riage handle. of the impression roller, as"

shown in Figs. l, 2 an d13li In; frontof'the inl efdistributiiig-and ink supplying rollers is arranged an ink supply plate 3l which' a a whole,

is detachably mounted upon the adjacent part ,ofthe carriage by means of hooks 32 projecting upwardly and laterally from the plate31 and normally resting on the upper edges of the separated rear parts 14, 14 of the carriage side bars. \Vhcnever the impression roller requires an additional supply of ink the supply roller 28 is withdrawn forwardly from the distributing rollers and upon this supply plate 31 upon which a supply of ink has been previously placed and then the supply roller is returned into engagement with the upper side of the ink distributing rollers. During the rotary movement of the impression roller the same turns the distributing rollers back and forth and the latter in turn oscillate the supply roller by frictional contact therewith whereby the ink from the supply roller is gradually transferred to the impression roller but is distributed more or less during this transferring" operation. The withdrawal of the ink supply roller from the ink distributing rollers and the restoration thereof is effected by taking hold of the handle of the supply roller. In order to protect the impression roller and its ink supplying devices from dust, as well as improving the appearance of the machine as a coveris provided for these parts which preferably comprises two uprightside walls 84- arranged lengthwise on opposite sides of the printing carriage and the guide yoke and pivoted at their rear ends to the side pieces of the yoke by means of pins 35 or'the like so that these walls can swing vertically and atop 36- connecting the upper parts of the side walls and having a downwardly curved front part 37 which is adapted to rest upon the handle of the car.- riage and provided with a notch 38 through which the handle of the ink supply roller projects. During the 7 operation of replenishing the impression roller with a supply of ink the supply roller 28 can be operated by pulling its handle back and forth through the notch-38 in the front end of the cover without disturbing the latter but when it is desired to expose the entire inking mechanism for cleaning or other purposes the cover as a. whole may. be tipped upwardly and backwardly on its-piv ts :35 so that the same is wholly out of the-way. By this means it is possible to keep the. im-

r a. pression roller supplied with sufficient ink forprinting addresses. for a long time before replenishing the supply .of inkion. the supply plate, 31-and enables addressing to be effected easily and expeditiously. and

2 without undue soiling thehands of the operator 01!;lll16 articles which are being addressed. V v The ink supply plate 31 is preferably-inclined slightly toward the rear; so that vthe ink supplyroller 28v ;upon letting T goof its handle 30, while the same is in its forward position, will run by gravity backwardly over the ink supply plate and into its operative position between the distributing rollers. The rearward movement of the supply roller is preferably limited by means of a stop shoulder, 33 arranged on the front part of the handle 30 and adapted to engage the front end 37 of the cover.

It has been found in practice that when the article to be addressed is arranged a considerable distance below the stencil during the printing operation that the stencil is liable to be injured and worn unduly by reason of the excessive downward deflection which occurs in the same as the impression roller presses the stencil against the article. In order to avoid this difficulty means .are

provided for lifting the article close to the underside of this stencil preparatory to producing the address on the article, which lifting device is so constructed as to leave a space below the stencil free when the impression roller is not in the printing position and thereby permits of easily placing the articles in the printing position as well as removing the same therefrom. The prefGLlGCl'lHBELIlS for this purpose comprise a lifting plate 39-which moves forwardly and backwardly in the space between theunderside. of the ink distributing plate and the rear part of the table which lifting'plat'e has its front end provided with aninclined surface 40 so that the'same in effect produces a wedge having a knife edge. This liftingjplate is guided in its forward and backward'movements by means of a guide lug or feather 41 projecting downwardly from its underside in a slot 42 formed in the adjacent rear part of the table, as shown in Figs. 4, and 6. The forward andbackward movement of the lifting. plate is effected' in unisonwith the impression roller byproviding the rear part. of the lifting plate with. an upwardly opening groove or notch 43 which receives. the underside of the lowerhorizontal bar 21 of the guide yokeof the printing carriage. When the carriage is moved forwardly the lifting plate moves forwardly at the same time and during the last part of this forward movement the wedge shapcd front end of this plate engages underneath the letter sheet or envelop resting upon the table .in the printing position and lifts this article until the latter is arranger with its upper side close to the underside of the stencil, so that upon subsequen'tly depressing: the impression roller for-l producinga printof the stencil .onsaidarticle the panelof the stencil will be deflected downs wardly a minimum extent, as shown in Fig, 9, whereby wear upon the stencils isreduced. As the printing;carriage :isagain moved rearwar'dly.the liftingplate moves in unison therewith thereby permittinggthe addressed article to again drop'n'pon the table p'reparatory to being removed and replaced by F parts -associatedftherewith may 'be limited in varions ways, for'i'nstanoe, by engagement of the giiidediig or 'feather' ll of thelifting plate with the frontand rear ends'of the slot 42 in th'etable. I

nay is iitable ineans' niay be provided for ga ing the letter sheet envelop or other article prep ratory "to placing the "address on the sanie; the means which are shown f in the draw'v'i'n sror this piirpose being suitable and cbniprisiiig' 'npper'gags 45 arranged 1 0n the central part of the table ahdad'apted to engage with l the up pe'r edge of 'thejletter sli'eet"or simila'r "article, a lower gage 4:6 mounted" on the rampart of'the table and adapted to engage with the lower edge of thearticle, and'a sidegagefl preferably mounted an the table at the-left hand Side offthe printing position and adapted to. be engaged-'bytthe left hand-edge of the article. All of thesegages -b'e 'adjustably secured in poiti on in theJusLial" and well known manner.

The stencil free liiig time" 9 is preferably op rated in ii nison with the movement of the printing carriage thelift'ing plate by means which comprise a horizontally swinging lever m'oi nted on the underside of the table or main frame,"'a link 49 connecting one arm of this lev e rwith the guide log 41 ofthe lifting platfeandi another link 50 connecting the opposite'arin of thislever with the nndersi'de of fthe stencil feeding plate, as shown'in FigsEQ, 35ft These parts are so organized; that when the prlnting carriage and lifting device move forwardly to the printing position: the st'encll feeding plate moves lrearwardly so that the stencil which at that time is in the printing position is at re st and-"permits ofprodncan impression by means of the printing roller onthearticle to beaddressed, 'butdur- I ingthe' backward or return movement 'of the printing carriage and *ninngcevice the stencil feeding'plate moves-forwardly and caii'ss the "stencil which hasj nst been used to beiremovedvfroln the printing ,.po sition and replaced by the next roll-owing unused stencil. p r l In orderto expedite the addressingoperation nnate are "provided for automatically discharging or removing hare beenfaddressed ffrom the printing 'posltion, therebyfrel'ieving'theioperator of this work andlehabling him to devote his attentionr to, the-operation of feeding-the' en'ifel- 0155 to fthe'printin'g position'a'n d Intoclucing impressions of 'the 'istencilsthereon; p

The P f red me n r jith s PW'TRQSQ which are "shown lnthe drawmgsare con striited' as follows:-

51,:51 represent twoej'ector fingers which are adapted'to swing horizontally back and forth'from -a"po'siti0n between the underside of the stenciland'the top of thearticle tobe address'ed at tlie printing position to a place over the front part of the table at theright hand side' of the printing position. Each of thesefejectorfingers is provided at its rear end with downwardly projecting nose 52' forming a forwardly proj ecting' shoulder thereon while the front ends of these fingers are mounted ona horizontally swinging ejector arm 53, preferably of angularforin 'which'is mounted on'an upright rock'sha'ft' 54; j ourn'alcd'in' a snitable bearing formed'on a bracket" 55 which is secured t0 thetable in rearof the stencil supply magazine. Thissha ft together "with its ejector arm's and fingers is so operated that the ejector fingers "are arranged underneath'the stencil at I the printing position during the tilne'thatthe operator 'places'tlie article to be addressed against the gages, 45, 47 preparat'o'ryft'o being addressed and the impression roller andassociated devices are moved forwardly from'the ink distribntingplate to the printing position, but dlirin'g the backward movement of the impressionroller and associated parts from the printing pos'ition to'the' rear part of the ink distributing plate theejector fingers are moved forwardly with *a' quick 'action'so' that their noses engage with the upperedge of the article "which has been addressed and dis-' charges the latter toward the 'right hand side of the table and then immediately 'return underneaththepathof the 'stencilsat the "printing position preparatory to ej ecting the next followingarticle which will be placed 'in the printing position. These actions of the ejecting fingers may be produced by various means but preferably by those which'are shown in thedr'awings and which comprise a tapp'et rod 56 projecting "laterally from the printing carriage 'at the right hand side thereof, a trip dog or awl 57 pivoted on'the enter endof'thetappet rodso as to normally "hang 'in a pendant position therefrom and capable of swinging rearis used of which the fingers 51 form parts; the lower or from; ga es 'or s'tops'i'46' are,

removed or shifted to such a position that they do not interfere with the free discharge of the addressed articles from the printing position, said stops d6 being used pr1n c1- pally when addressing large involces wh ch have to be removed manually after being addressed.

In the position of the parts, represented by full lines in Fig. 1, the printing mechanism is in its rearmost position together with the tappet rod and trip pawl or dog which are carried by the printing carnage, and the rock shaft 5% is turned so that the ejector fingers are arranged underneath the path of the stencils at the printlng position and the tappet rod engages with the shoulder 62 formed by the rear end of the loop 60 which is connected with the return arm 600 of the rock shaft. During the forward movement of the printing carriage for bringing the impression roller to theprmtmg position the tappet rod slldes ldly forward in the return loop and during the last part of this movement of the printing carriage the trip dog passes over the inner part of the trip arm 61 during which movement of the dog the same swings rearwardly on the tappet rod by engagement with the trip arm and then returns by gravity into a normal pendant position in front of this arm. During the first part of the backward or return movement of the printing carriage the tr1p dog which latter is rigid against forward movement relatively to the tappet rod by cooperation of the stops 58, 59 now engages the front side of the trip arm and swings .the same rearwardly and toward the left, thereby swinging the ejector fingers forwardly and toward the right together with the article which has just been addressed, this position of the ejector fingers and associated parts being represented by" dotted lines in Fig. 1. After the printing carr age and the trip dog have effected this in1t1al portion of their backward movement and the ejector fingershave discharged the addressed article toward the right from the printing position, the trip dog during its continued rearward movement with the printing carriage clears the extreme outer end of the trip arm and immediately thereafter the tappet rod engages wlth the rear end of the return loop, thereby causing the rock shaft 54 to be turned in the opposite direction and the ejector fingers to be returned to their position underneath the path of stencils at the printing position by the movement of the tappet rod operating upon the loop.

My improved addressing machine taken as a whole is comparatively slmple in construction considering the functions which it performs, the same can be easily operated and readily replenished with ink when required and permits of addressing a large number of articles in an expeditious and satisfactory manner.

In describing a letter it is common to refer to the upper and'lower edges of the same and it is in this sense that the terms upper and lower are used in the foregoing specification.

I claim as my invention:

1. An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be addressed in the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said arti cle at the printing position, an impression device movable horizontally forwardly to- Ward and backwardly from the printing position and vertically toward and from the upper side of said stencil for producing an impression of said stencil on said article, and a lifting plate movable horizontally toward and from said printing position underneath said stencil and having an inclined front edgewhich is adapted to engage the underside of said article with a wedge action and lift the same toward said stencil.

2. An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be addressed in the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said article at the printing position, an impression device movable horizontally forwardly toward and backwardly from the printing position and vertically toward and from the upper side of said stencil for producing an impression of said stencil on said article, .a lifting plate movable horizontally toward and from said printing position underneath said stencil and having an inclined front edge which is adapted to engage the underside of said article with a wedge action and lift the same toward said stencil, and means for guiding said lifting plate on said table comprising a guide lug projecting downwardly from the underside of said lifting plate and engaging with a guide slot in said table. I

3. An addressing machine comprising a table adapted to support an article to be addressed at the printing position, a stencil support for supporting an address stencil above said table at the printing position, an ink plate arranged above said table in rear of said stencil support, an impression roller movable horizontally over said ink plate and vertically toward and from the upper side of said stencil, and a lifting plate movable horizontally between said table and ink plate and provided with an inclined front end adapted to engage the article to be printed and raise the same toward the underside of said stencil.

4. An addressing machine comprising a table adapted to support an article to be addressed at the printing position, a stencil support for supporting an address stencil above said table at the printing position, an

ink plate. arranged above saidtable in. rear of said stencil support, an, impressionroller movable horizontally over saidfinkplateand vertically toward and from the upper side of said stencil, .a lifting plate movablehorizontally. between said table andin'k plate and provided With an inclined front end adapted to engage the articlev to be'printed and raise the same toward the underside of said stencil, a carriage upon. which said impression roller is mounted, and a guide yoke arranged onsaidcarriage and provided with a lower bar arranged below. said ink. plate/and en: gaging with a groove in the upper side of said lifting plate; i

5. An' addressing machine comprising a table adapted to support an articleito be addressed at the printing. position, a stencil support for supporting an address. stencil above saidtable at the printing position," an ink plate. arranged abovesaid table in rear of. said stencilis'upport, an impression roller movable horizontallylover said ink plate and vertically towardandfrom the upper side of said stencil, a lifting plate movable horizontally between said table and ink plate and provided withlaj guide lug' and an inclined front end adapted to engage the article to be printed and raise the same towardthe underside of said'stencil, amagazine adapted to hold a stack of address stencils, a horizontally reciprocating feed plate adapted to' move the stencils successively from the bottom of the stack in said magazine toward said printing position, and means for actuating said feed plate comprising a rock lever, a link connecting one arm of said lever with said feed plate, and another link conneeting the other arm of said'levir with the guide lug ofsaid lifting p *6; An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be ad'- dressed in the printing position, meansifor supporting an address stencil over said arti cleatftheprinting position, an ink plate arranged in rear of said stencil support, an impression roller movable horizontally over said ink plate and vertically toward andfrom said stencil, acarriage on which. said. impression roller is mounted, an ink; dis tributin rpller, mounted on said carriage and" engaging "with said impression roller,"

ink'siipply roller engaging with said distributing roller, and an ink supply' plate Which i's'inounted on said'carriage and nan which ink is supplied to said supplyrollerl addressing ash n eim r s'il s means for supporting the'article't'o bead-f dressed in the printing position," means for supporting an addressstencil over said artil t h P in po i lif n n irlate. rr ng i f a f ai St n il u port, an. mp es i n l mov bl ori n a y o elfj s'aidinkplate and vertically toward and at/tree? from said stencil acarriage on which said impression roller is mounted, tWo ink distributing rollers, mounted on saidcarriage and engaging with the upper side of said iinp'ressionroller on. oppositesides of a line drawn vertically through the axis of said impression roller, an ink supply plate arranged on said carriage, and an ink supply roller adapted'tobe supplied with ink from said supplyplate and to normally rest between said distributingrollers 8.'An addressing. machine comprising means 'for. supporting. the article to be addressedin the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said arti= cle at the printing. position, an ink. plate arranged: in rear. of saidstencil support, an impression roller movable horizontally over said ink plate and vertically toward and from said stencil, a] carriageon which said impression 'roller'is mounted, two ink distributing rollers mountedon said carriage and: engaging with the upper side of said impressionroller on opposite sides ofa line drawn vertically through the axis of'said' impression roller, an ink supply plate a-rranged on said carriage, an ink supply roller adapted to 'be' supplied'with ink from said suppl plate and-to'normally rest between said distributing'rollers, a handle on which saidink supply rollei'is mounted, and a cover pivotally mounted 'on said carriage and provided with an opening through which the handle of the ink supply roller projects to the exteriorof said cover. 9 Anladdressing machine comprising means for "'s upperting the article" to be ad-;

dressed in" the priiiting position, means'. for

sr'ipporting an address stencil [over said are; cle' 'at 'tl'ie print ng position, an ink plate arrnged' in rear of said stencil support, an 1 1 saidv ink, plate 'and' vert cally toward and from sa dstencll, a carriageon which said impress qn roller 1s mounted, tWQiIlk distributing rollers in ountedl on said carriage and engaging with thenppen side of said impression roller on opposite sides of'a line drawn vertically through 'theaxis ofsaid impression roller, an ink supply plate ar' fiei d 's aid a r a e, n. k's pp il r adapted to be siipplied with ii kfi'om sa'id' supply plate and to normally rest between I d i tr il insrqller a o erm un -ed' n. sa d carriage and'ekte id ng over said rollers and prov ded "at its 'front'endw th a notch,

nd ahaln d eqted with id. gksupr i roller and projecting forwardlyYthrough said notch and prfovided With a stop shoulder adap ofsaid cover,

1Q. addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to b e ad dressed in the printiiig position, means for supporting an address stencil over said artie ssion roller movable horizontally over ted engagejwithihe outer 'side means for supporting the article to be ad' dressed in the printing posit-ion, means for supporting an address stencil over said article at the printing position, an ink plate arranged in rear of said stencil support, an impression roller movable horizontally over said ink plate and vertically toward and from said stencil, a carriage on which said impression roller is mounted, two ink distributing rollers mounted on said carriage and engaging with the upper side of said impression roller on opposite sides of a line drawn vertically through the axis of said impression roller and an ink supply plate arranged adjacent to said distributing l'Ull,

ers and provided with hooks which removably rest on said carriage.

12. An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be addressed at the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said article at the printing position, an impression device for producing an impression of said stencil on said article comprising an impression roller adapted to engage said stencil and a carriage supporting said roller and movable forwardly and backwardly, and means for discharging the article from the printing position operated by motion derived from said carriage comprising an ejector finger movable toward and from said printing position, an ejector arm carrying said finger, a rock shaft carrying said ejector arm, a trip arm connected with "said shaft, and a trip dog movable with said carriage and adapted to trip over said trip arm during the forward movement of said carriage but to engage said trip arm and turn the latter together with said ejector finger and associated parts during the backward movement of said carriage.

13. An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be addressed at the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said article at the printing position, an impression device for producing an impression of said stencil on said article comprising an impression roller adapted to engage said stencil and a carriage supporting said roller and movable forwardly and backwardly, and means for discharging the article from the printing position operated by motion derived from said carriage coming said e ector arm, a trip arm connected with said shaft, a trip dog movable with' said'carriage and adapted to trip over said ,trip arm during the forward movement of said carriage, but to engage said trip arm and turn the latter together with said ejector finger and associated parts during the backward movement of said carriage, a rod which is mounted on said carriage and to which said dog is pivoted, and cooperating stops on said dog and rod which permit said dog to move backwardly from its normal position but prevent the same from moving forwardly from its normal position.

14. An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be addressed at the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said article at the printing position, an impression device for producing an impression of said stencil on said article comprising an impression roller adapted to engage said stencil and a carriage supporting said roller and movable forwardly and backwardly, and means for discharging the article from the printing position operated by motion derived from said carriage comprising an ejector finger movable toward and from said printing position, an ejector arm carrying said finger, a rock shaft carrying said ejector arm, a trip arm connected with said shaft, a trip dog movable with said carriage and adapted to trip over said trip arm during the forward movement of said carriage but to engage said trip arm and turn the latter together with said ejector finger and associated parts during the backward movement of said carriage, a tappet rod arranged on said carriage, a return arm arranged on said shaft, and a return rod connected with said return arm and provided with a shoulder which is adapted to be engaged by said rod during the backward movement of said carriage and move the ejector finger to the printing position. I

15. An addressing machine comprising means for supporting the article to be addressed at the printing position, means for supporting an address stencil over said article at the printing position, an impression device for producing an impression of said stencil on said article comprising an impression roller adapted to engage said stenoil and a carriage supporting said roller and movable forwardly and backwardly, and means for discharging the article from the printing position operated by motion derived from said carriage comprising fan ej ec'tof finger *inovable' toward "and from on said dogzmd rod WhlCh permlt' saidx dog "said Carriage tand' adapted t0 'ti'ip over said 'trip'ar1n"chming the"forwarwmvement' of said'karria'ge'butj to engage Saidftrip arm 'and 'turn'. the latter together "with: said ej ec-'- tor finger and associated-parts duringthe '""backward movement:of isaid" 'cafriagm a rod Whlch' 1s "mountedmh sald" carnage; and to which said dog is pivoted,v coiipefati-ngstops t'o 'mfove backwardly from its normal; posit-ioh butprevent'the same from moving for- I watdly from 'itS TDOIlDid position, areturn firm"arrangedvonwsaid shaft, and a return 100p connected with said return arm and. adapted tolmve its rear endt-engagedby said rod during the latter part of-thebackward movement of said cai'rizige for moving. 't-he 8;]BCt0I"-fi1ig81 tothe: pmntmg posltlon.

GUY J. EVANS. 

